 FLY, envious Time, till thou run out thy race, Call on the lazy, leaden-stepping hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace, And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, And merely mortal dross; So...  The Speaker - 5 psl.1907Visos knygos peržiūra - Apie šią knygą
 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 psl.
...devours,1 Which is no more than what is fulfe and vain, And meerly mortal drofs} So little is our lofs, So little is thy gain. For when as each thing bad thou haft entomb'd, And laft of all thy greedy felf confum'd, Then long Eternity fhall greet our blifs With... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 418 psl.
...£aH en the lazy leaden-fteppiag hoars, Whofe fpeed is but the heavy plummet's pace; And glut thyfelf with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is falfe and vain, 5 And merely mortal drofs ; So Ettle is our lofs, So little K thy gain, For when as... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 890 psl.
...devours, Which is no more than what is falfe and vain, 5 And merely mortal drofs; So little is our loft, So little is thy gain. For when as each thing bad thou haft intomb'd, And laft of all thy greedy felf confum'd, 10 Then long Eternity mall greet our blifs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 334 psl.
...Call on the lazy leaden-ftepping hours, Whofe fpeed is but the heavy plummet's pace; And glut thyfelf with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is falfe and vain, 5 And merely mortal drofs ; So little is our lo£,, So little is thy gain. For when... | |
 | David Simpson - 1780 - 628 psl.
...Call on the lazy leaden-ftepping hours, Whofe fpeed is but the heavy plummet's pace ; And glut thyfelf with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is falfe and vain. And merely mortal drofs ; So little is our lofs, So little is thy gain. For when as... | |
 | John Milton - 1785 - 698 psl.
...Call on the lazy leaden-flepping hours, Whofe fpeed is but the heavy plummet's pace ; And glut thyfelf with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is falfe and vain, 5 And merely mortal drofs j So little is our lofs, So little is thy gain. For when... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 psl.
...Call on the lazy leaden-ftepping Hours, Whofe fpecd is but the heavy plummet's pace ; And glut thyfelf with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is falfe and vain, 5 And merely mortal drofs ; So little is our lofs, So little is thy gain. For when... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 psl.
...Call on the lazy leaden-ftepping hours, Whofe fpeed is but the heavy plummet's pace; And glut thyfelf with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is falfe and vain, And merely mortal drofs ; So little is our lofs, So little is thy gain. For when as... | |
 | John Milton - 1791 - 668 psl.
...Call on the lazy leaden-ftepping hours, Whofe fpeed is but the heavy plummet's pace ; And glut thyfelf with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is falfe and vain, 5 And merely mortal drofs; So little is our lofs, So little is thy gain ! For when... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 psl.
...Call on the lazy leaden-ftcpping Hours, Whofc fpecd is but the heavy plummet's pace, And glut thyfclf with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is falfc and vain, And merely mcrtal drofe ; So little is our lofs, So little is thy gain. For when as... | |
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